<p>Here's my predicament. I am ranked 2/19, with a 4.0 UW
Do the math on that and you will come out with top 11%
How much will this hurt me for top 50 schools? (Emory, NYU, URochester, USC)
Do colleges even acknowledge class rank when the class size is that small?
A caveat, I had the highest SAT in my class by 200 points and have yet to take it again this Saturday.</p>
<p>Let me know how much this 2/19 rank will adversely affect me... :((((</p>
<p>I think the schools will take the class size into account. I don’t see how college could possibly hold that rank against you when class size is something you can’t control.</p>
<p>That’s what I’m thinking and hoping, but my stupid school still ranks even though 19 is the largest graduating class in the past 5 years -_-
You would think my high school would realize how silly rank is with that small of a number and not officially list it.
The most annoying part, is that my sister was valedictorian without even distinguished honors. Her class had 11 when graduating.</p>
<p>they will also look at your school profile. Scoring 200 points higher than the next person is good if the next person is at 2100, but it is not as impressive if the next person is only at 1500. Rank is somewhat meaningless in a school your size … the admission counselors will put more weight into the rigor of your particular school, what the success has been of kids coming out of that school, and how you took advantage of what was available to you. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!
I had a 2180, second highest was a 1980, with several others slightly lower than that.</p>
<p>2180 is a great result … good for you.</p>
<p>how on earth does a school have a class of only 19 students?</p>
<p>There are some very small private schools out there. My son graduated in a class of 32. Very small. And with a lopsided girl/boy ratio as well.</p>
<p>wow… so the schools must be tiny then? Is there only like 2 classrooms per grade?</p>
<p>1 classroom per grade. School holds kindergarten through 12th grades.
I have the biggest class in the high school at 19. Junior class only has 9 students I think.
There are a few positives of such a small school, but generally it makes things difficult.
A great example is applying to colleges. Our school has no counselor, so we just choose a teacher who acts as the counselor. I went to the office to ask for my transcript to be scanned so we could attach it to my Common App and they said they didn’t know how to do that. It took them two days and they had to go to somebody elses house to get it done. There are some major set-backs, but our school somehow has the highest avg. SAT in the area…
Not to be pretentious but I think in such a small school I pulled the average up by literally 30+ points…</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it – class rank really shouldn’t matter very much in a class this small.</p>
<p>PS – I think that 2 of 19 would be considered top 10% by most in any case.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the reassuring comments everybody…
I really hope the adcoms feel the same way!
I don’t want this to influence their decision 
USC is probably my no. 1 choice now!</p>
<p>I don’t think it will adversely affect you at most of the schools on your list. The possible exception might be Emory. One would have to think that you are a fairly solid match at USC based on your stats. Were you a NMSF so that you at least have a shot at a partial scholarship at USC?</p>
<p>Nihility == small school may have its disadvantages but there are advantages too. Bet you get great teacher recs; schools will know the teachers really knew you! Don’t sweat the #2 not top 10%. Ranking is to your advantage, use it. It will hurt whoever is 19/19 though.</p>
<p>@2bornot- Yes! Very true! Everybody in my class plans on going to college, so it must be rough for those who are 10/19 and lower…</p>
<p>@jshain- I was not a NMSF. At my school we took the psat once, and weren’t told anything about possibilities for scholarships Fortunately, merit aid shouldn’t factor into my USC decision much anyways. EFC says my family should pay $20,000 for me, which we can do. I understand USC meets nearly all financial need. So a few thousand in loans and the rest in grants should be doable… Just crossing my fingers for acceptance.</p>